Cotton-scraper



(No Model.)

B. G. JINNETT.

COTTON SGRAPER.

No. 374,254. Patented 1m. 6, 1887.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

BARNEY COX J INNETT, OF HIGH POINT, NORTH OAROLIN A.

COTTON-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,254, dated December6, 1887.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARNEY COX J INNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at High Point, in the county of Guilford and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cotton'Scrapers,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cotton-scrapers; and itconsists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, thatwill be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of acottouscraper embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a vertical t-ransversesectional view taken on theline a: m of Fig. 1.

A represents a beam, to the rear end of which is attached a verticalupright post, B.

0 represents the handles, which are similar to plow-handles, have theirfront ends attached to opposite sides of the beam, and are connected atsuitable distance from their rear ends to the ends of the bar D, whichextends transversely through the upper end of post B.

E represents a semicircular clevis, which is bolted to the upper side ofthe beam at the front end thereof, and from the front corners of thesaid clevis project a pair of upwardlyextending hooks, F.

G represents a pair of scraping-wings, each of which is formed from asingle piece of plate metal bent at a suitable angle, and therebyconstituting the front portion, H, and therearportion or wing, I, whichextends outwardly at an angle from the rear end of front portion, H. Theupper edges of the wings I are curved, as at K, and the lower edges ofthe front portions, H, are curved outward, as at L.

M and N represent a pair of inverted-U- shaped yokes, which connect theportions H of the scrapers together in a parallel position and pass overthe upper side of beam E. Transverse bolts 0 pass through the lowerportions of the said yokes and through the said beam and serve to clampthe said yokes rigidly to the beam. The arms of the front yoke, M, areconnected at their lower ends by a bolt, P, which extends throughtransverse aligned openings made therein, and on one end of the saidbolt is secured an adjustingnut, R, having the tail or handle S, bymeans of which it may be readily turned, so as to bring the front endsof the scrapers toward or from each other and thereby regulate the widthof the ridges formed by the said scrapers.

T represents a rod, the center of which is attached to the rear side ofpost 13, near the lower end thereof. The ends of the said rod extenddownward and rearward and are connected to the inner sides of the wingsI.

By'providing the semicircular clevis with the hooks at its corners, ahorse may be attached to either side of the beam and caused to walk oneither side of the row to suit the convenience of the operator.

A cottonscraper thus constructed is extremely cheap and simple, is verylight and easily operated, and is adapted to place the ground in suchfine condition that the operation of hoeing the same will be greatlyfacilitated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, in acotton-scraper, of the beam, the yokes attached thereto and dependingtherefrom, and the scrapers having the front portions, H, attached tothe lower portions of the yokes and the rear portions, I, divergingrearwardly, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the beam, the U- shapcd yokes attached thereto andhaving their arms depending therefrom, the scrapers attached to thelower ends of the said yokes, and the clamping-bolts extendingtransversely through the arms of the front yoke and thereby adapted tomove the front ends of the scrapers laterally toward or from each other,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signaturein presence of two witnesses.

BARNEY COX J INNETT.

Witnesses:

R. G. 000K, M. O. HENLEY.

